The Hearth of Resilience, aka The Hearth
Where can you find this building?
The Hearth of Resilience is located in Zrarar, the capital of the Dominion of the Hobgoblin. This building is one of those few points of interest in Zrarar known about across Grimbor.
The history of the building
The Hearth of Resilience, or the way everybody calls it, The Hearth was built in Zrarar shortly after the Rending. The workers tasked to clear the rubble and the ruins needed a place to buy fresh and cheap food. At that time, Zrarar was the capital of the orc kingdom, and the king funded the building of a handful of bakeries. All of them were makeshift buildings. The plan was to tear them down when they were not needed anymore. This should have been the fate of the Hearth, too. However, the workers loved the place so much because of the food and sweets the bakers created that when the time came to tear it down, the outrage was so high that there were even talks among the workers about an uprising. The king backed down and sold The Hearth to the bakers. They rebuilt and refurbished the place, making it more permanent, but even through the rebuilding, they continued to serve the people who saved their beloved place. Throughout the centuries, the ownership of the place has changed several times, but the creed of The Hearth has never changed, and it still produces fresh, cheap, but delicious food.
The most essential food of The Hearth
They create a lot of bread, pastries, cakes, cookies, bagels, and everything a bakery can produce, but their most famous product is the berry oat bar, or, as the residents of Zrarar call it, Bob. This bar was one of the first products the old Hearth created right after it was built. Based on the legends, the original recipe came from the grandmother of the first owner of the bakery. Nobody denies this claim because it is something a grandmother would bake for her children and grandchildren. Most probably, these sweets saved the bakery from demolishing it. Nowadays, several different versions are made based on the seasons.
The Hearth is one of the most famous places in Grimbor. Even many of the calamor under the sea knows this place
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